Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| usually / at home? / you / Do / have lunch |
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| it / I / saw / five times |
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| Do / feel tired? / you / often |
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| day in, day out / I / have to go / shopping |
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| some petrol / every other day. / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| will / help you / if you need it / rarely / Tom |
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| have / every other day / soup / We |
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| know / I / what to say / never |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / when you talk to her / listens / She |
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| My parents / very often / to help me / come |
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| She / very often / in blue / dresses |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / twice / Yesterday, / she / me |
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| I / get up / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| They / listen / never / can |
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| once a year / to the dentist / usually / I / go |
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| is / asking me questions / always / She |
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| dress / always / I / in green? / Can |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| is / John / late / often |
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| Kevin / ? / Does / win / always |
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| to the gym / Do / you / ? / every day / go |
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| you / often / to the disco? / How / go / do |
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| am / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired |
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| oranges / I / eat / hardly ever |
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| usually / some help with the homework / They / need |
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| three times a week / go / to the gym / I |
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| eats / Mike / for dinner / often / pizza |
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| usually / go / to the hairdresser's / I / once a month |
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| can / You / your car keys / find / never |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
